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H Beard Print Collection

Print
April 1805 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print depicitng Viscount Melville (Henry Dundas), William Pitt, Samuel Whitbread, Charles James Fox and George III (peering through the window) as the principle characters of the 'Beggars Opera'. Published in London by C. Knight


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleH Beard Print Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
hand coloured etching cut within the plate, ink and wash on paper
Brief description
Print depicitng Viscount Melville, William Pitt, Samuel Whitbread, Charles James Fox and George III as the principal characters of the Beggars Opera. Published in London by C. Knight in April 1805, Harry Beard Collection.
Physical description
Etched and hand coloured print depicting 'a Scene from the Beggars Opera the Principal Characters by his Majestys Servants'.
Dimensions
  • Print size height: 24.4cm
  • Print size width: 34.6cm
Subjects depicted
Summary
Print depicitng Viscount Melville (Henry Dundas), William Pitt, Samuel Whitbread, Charles James Fox and George III (peering through the window) as the principle characters of the 'Beggars Opera'. Published in London by C. Knight
Other number
F.117-53 - H Beard collection numbering
Collection
Accession number
S.4640-2009

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Record createdSeptember 9, 2009
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